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Anyone Interested: Build of large solar battery pack!
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McAdam
 


Member Since: 21 Nov 2020
Location: Canary Islands
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Anyone Interested: Build of large solar battery pack!

So I plan to do some camping/remote work with my wife in our D3.
A large issue is that we need good reliable power for our devices.
There are ready solutions out there for various solar systems etc...
But the cost of them is 4/5x what it would cost me to make - and making something custom is always more fun.

So I have a plan to build a 280Ah / 3.5kWh battery system, into the Disco, that should power us happily for 2-3 days with 0 sun...

If people are interested, I can document the processes, share tools etc, and give some guidance of doing it for yourself. Pre-Production
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jenseneverest
 


Member Since: 12 Jun 2017
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I would be interested Thumbs Up  
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ronald.soak
 


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Ben4
 


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I'm following this one Thumbs Up formerly Disco3Ben

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Ding287
 


Member Since: 24 Sep 2019
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Yes please.  
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kajtzu
 


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highlands
 


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On a bit of a tangent, I bought this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07WS2JJCP

a few weeks ago, not knowing it was going to be put into service almost immediately as our water inlet pipe to the tank on the hill froze up and I couldn't find my 12V pump.

So, used that, a 100Ah battery and 400W mains pump on the hill to fill the 2500l tank from the burn, once I'd broken through the top layer of ice.

It performed without fault, is small and the fan only runs when needed, which given the temp was about -5C wasn't much! Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
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Rescue01
 


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Yes please Thumbs Up Its not the height of the fall but the sudden stop at the bottom that hurts!!  
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Jeremy B
 


Member Since: 21 Jul 2020
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Very interested - yes please  
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markagj
 


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Me too... Discovery 4 HSE SDV6
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rd
 


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Me please Thumbs Up D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)

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Duc750
 


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I'm in too

Be interested to see what bits you come up with as I am currently struggling to find a decent 100W folding panel that doesn't come with a ropey charge controller strapped to the back of it 05 D3 V8 HSE, LR Passion tree bars, wildbear compressor guard, LRP switch panel, ARB rear locker + compressor, Trigger 6 shooter electrical system
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McAdam
 


Member Since: 21 Nov 2020
Location: Canary Islands
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Wow, ok, more interest than I thought.

Ok, Then its time I organised all my notes and start documenting everything Very Happy
This will not be a "Done in a day" system, as I will have to order lots of parts and some things will take a while to arrive, but I will keep notes on what, why and how. Pre-Production
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